The slow loris, a small primate native to Southeast Asia, may appear cuddly and cute, but it harbors a dangerous secret. This ...

Slow lorises are the only primates to have a bite that can be considered poisonous. According to The Smithsonian, the bite from a slow loris is powerful enough to rot and melt away flesh.

Then, with a quick lick, the oil secreted from glands in their elbow is mixed with saliva to produce a toxic concoction. A slow loris’s bite is so toxic it can kill a human. Not so cute.

Slow lorises (above) are the only venomous primates. They have become an internet sensation thanks to videos of them raising their arms to be 'tickled'. However, a slow loris with its arms raised is ...

This story appears in the October 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. After videos of slow lorises being tickled and fed rice balls in captivity swept the Internet, the wide-eyed animals ...